Articles Tagged: Alcee L. Hastings

I respectfully ask for your support of H.R.727, the Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2019. This Act will eliminate the use of corporal punishment in schools and ensure a safe, positive school culture for all students and school personnel.

I write to ask for your support for the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2019. This bill requires that individuals who receive Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
and/or Supplementary Security Income (SSI) benefits, and are subsequently incarcerated pending disposition of their charges, maintain those benefits until they are convicted of a crime. Furthermore, the bill eliminates the current mandatory 30 day delay in
reinstating Medicaid mental health care benefits for those released from custody. During this period of time, people in need of mental health assistance are without such care and run the risk of violating the law once again thereby contributing to our country’s
significant problem of recidivism.

I write to ask for your support for the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2019. This bill requires that individuals who receive Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
and/or Supplementary Security Income (SSI) benefits, and are subsequently incarcerated pending disposition of their charges, maintain those benefits until they are convicted of a crime. Furthermore, the bill eliminates the current mandatory 30 day delay in
reinstating Medicaid mental health care benefits for those released from custody. During this period of time, people in need of mental health assistance are without such care and run the risk of violating the law once again thereby contributing to our country’s
significant problem of recidivism.